Matthew 4:3-10

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³ Then Satan tempted him to get food by changing stones into loaves of bread.

“It will prove you are the Son of God,” he said.

⁴ But Jesus told him, “No! For the Scriptures tell us that bread won’t feed men’s souls: obedience to every word of God is what we need.”

⁵ Then Satan took him to Jerusalem to the roof of the Temple. ⁶ “Jump off,” he said, “and prove you are the Son of God; for the Scriptures declare, ‘God will send his angels to keep you from harm,’ . . . they will prevent you from smashing on the rocks below.”

⁷ Jesus retorted, “It also says not to put the Lord your God to a foolish test!”

⁸ Next Satan took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him the nations of the world and all their glory. ⁹ “I’ll give it all to you,” he said, “if you will only kneel and worship me.”

¹⁰ “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “The Scriptures say, ‘Worship only the Lord God. Obey only him.’”